Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani to head Railway Board

Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani to head Railway Board

Air India chief Ashwani Lohani was on Wednesday named the Chairman of the Railway Board to succeed A.K. Mittal, who stepped down in the wake of repeated train accidents.

An official statement said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Lohani’s appointment. Lohani belongs to the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers of the 1980 batch.

Mittal’s resignation has been accepted, a Railway Ministry spokesperson told IANS earlier.

Lohani’s appointment came hours after Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered to quit after a second train derailed in Uttar Pradesh in four days, injuring 74 people. Prabhu said Modi had asked him to “wait”.

 

News Source: IANS

 

You might also like

Slider

Indian Railways to announce 360-day advance rail booking period for foreigners

Foreigners are also not allowed to book tickets in Suvidha trains that cater to last minute travel planners. The aim is to provide adequate time to foreigners and NRIs to

Slider

CAPA: Postponing Air India disinvestment will erode its value

Postponing disinvestment of Air India by five years will further erode its value, says aviation think tank CAPA in response to a draft report by a Parliamentary panel recommending the

Destinations

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo offers Sakura Treatments for Spring

To celebrate spring, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is offering a Sakura version of its popular Totally Tokyo “Five” Journeys from Nihonbashi treatment, until 30 April, and an exclusive, new audio healing therapy